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Word: quietness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...know much has been said tonight about the freshman dean, but whoever lives in that house is entitled to some peace and quiet," he said...

Author: By Georgia N. Alexakis, | Title: Nantucket Denied Variance | 4/25/1997 | See Source »

...attitude Robinson once displayed in an interview. "I'm not concerned with you liking me or disliking me. All I ask is that you respect me as a human being," he said. How many players in the showboating '90s demand respect by their very presence? Robinson's quiet dignity and untiring quest for equality should be a legacy to people other than the players alone...

Author: By Sozi T. Sozinho, | Title: Remember Jackie Robinson | 4/22/1997 | See Source »

...short-circuited the system, taking the astonishing step--considering what his $3.9 billion company does for a living--of banning all E-mails from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon and from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. These hours are now rigidly observed as a sort of electronic quiet time. Says Wang: "It worked wonderfully. People are walking the corridors again talking to other people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LOST IN THE E-MAIL | 4/21/1997 | See Source »

...Actually," I said to Jeffrey, "I was thinking maybe the Democrats would figure out a way to get that fine paid, just so they could have Newt there for 'You're one too' purposes. They seem to be good at shifting around money in a quiet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PASSING THE HAT FOR NEWT | 4/21/1997 | See Source »

Christal is looking forward to the quiet Quad after living in Wigglesworth, which he says gets rather noisy...

Author: By Lori I. Diamond, | Title: Shiny Happy Quadlings | 4/19/1997 | See Source »

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